Take a sweeping tour of our national pride - the vast, wild beauty we call Canada.
A groundbreaking five-part HDTV television documentary series - Geologic Journey - breathes relevance into ancient geology and traces the extraordinary history of our continent to show that the new world is in fact very, very old.
Geologic Journey airs Sundays at 7 pm on CBC Television and Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld. The Canadian Shield will air at a special time on Sunday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm (7:30 pm in the Maritimes and 8 pm in Newfoundland) on CBC Television.
While you are here, please click the FIELD GUIDE on the right to help get your Geologic Journey underway. Find your way from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to the Athabasca Glacier of the Rocky Mountains!
A groundbreaking five-part HDTV television documentary series - Geologic Journey - breathes relevance into ancient geology and traces the extraordinary history of our continent to show that the new world is in fact very, very old.
Geologic Journey airs Sundays at 7 pm on CBC Television and Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld. The Canadian Shield will air at a special time on Sunday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm (7:30 pm in the Maritimes and 8 pm in Newfoundland) on CBC Television.
While you are here, please click the FIELD GUIDE on the right to help get your Geologic Journey underway. Find your way from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to the Athabasca Glacier of the Rocky Mountains!
The Great Lakes
Discover the roots of a long vanished mountain range, explore the remains of an inland tropical sea and trace the story of a dramatic flood
The Rockies
An ever-changing landmass, geologists are learning how the Rockies were formed and discovering what they will become.
The Canadian Shield
The largest - and one of the oldest - expanses of ancient rock on the planet has riches of gold and diamonds under it's crust.
The Appalachians
These fabled mountains contain a geologic puzzle, a rich legacy, and the scarcely known threat of earthquakes.
The Atlantic Coast
The dramatic story of volcanic outpourings, massive rifting of continents and the bursting forth of a new ocean - the Atlantic.
A five-part series that chronicles the incredible—and surprising—history of Canada's landscape in HD.
Read an excerpt from Canada Rocks, a new book by the scientific advisor to Geologic Journey, Nick Eyles.
Watch video interviews with some of the scientists featured in Geologic Journey (produced in conjunction with National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada).
Order the Geologic Journey DVD for classroom use and download Teacher Resource Materials. 
